The constant rate of change is how much y increases every time x increases by 1. We might be confused because in this table, we see a number of points, but we don't see any consecutive x-values, so it might seem difficult. But no worries!
All you have to do is calculate using the formula, Δy divided by Δx. What does Δy divided by Δx mean?
All we have to do is look at two points. Let's take, for example, (-2, -10) and (2, -8).
-2 and 2 are the x-values of the points and -10 and -8 are the y-values of the points as coordinates are in the format of (x, y).
All we have to do is minus the y-coordinates and then proceed the minus the x-coordinates. The order does not matter, as in you can do either of these ways:
[(-10) - (-8)] ÷ [(-2) - (2)] = -2 / -4 = 1/2
or
[(-8) - (-10)] ÷ [(2) - (-2)] = 2 / 4 = 1/2
So the constant rate of change or the answer is 1/2.
